Occupation
Mendicant Friars are members of those religious orders which, originally, by vow of giving up all proprietorship not only individually but also in common, relying for support on their own work and on the charity of the faithful. That is where they got the name begging friars. The friars succeeded best in urban areas, where there were large audiences for sermons and people to attend their services.

Mendicant


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The word Friar came from the French word Fefe means brother. These brothers spread different kinds of religion to everyone during the sermons that they hold. they help the needy through there hard times. This means that alot of people were poor through there life no matter how high of Religious stautus you have. They beg daily for mainly money. There social standing was very low. They are spit on when they beg. Sometimes waste is dumped on them. Most friars are poor and homeless. There day to day life was wake up on the street they slept and start begging they might not eat for weeks. The Chauncer says nothing on the subject. The friar takes the same roll for now a days as before. Even though they were poor they were at one with them self and rich with there religious knowledge. The friars were many different kinds of people one of the kinds of people are monks.

I know what you are thinking but the Friars from the medival time is nothing like a fryer that you may be thinking i just want you to be able to understand the difference between a Friar and fryer.
the_friar.jpgThis is a medival Friar.
The Friar

A friar there was, an unjustifiable and a happy,
A person that limits things, a very worthy man.
In all the orders four is none that can
Equal his ways of being friendly and fair language
He had made full many a marriage (5)
Of young girls , and this at his own cost,
Unto his order he was a trustable post.
Well liked by all and intimate was he
With franklins everywhere in his country,
And with the worthy women of the town. (10)
For very sweetly did he hear confession
And pleasant also was his freeing of guilt.
He was an easy man to give penance
When knowing he should gain a good pittance
For to a begging friar, money given (15)
Is sign that any man has been well confusion
If one gave he would boast about them
He took the man’s sorrow not wrongly.
For many a man there is so hard of heart
He cannot cry over the pains that hurt a lot. (20)
Therefore, instead of crying and of prayer,
Men have to give some silver to the poor frères.
His scarf was stuck always full of knives from people that hate him
And pins, to give to young and pleasing wives.
And certainly he kept a happy note: (25)
Well could he sing and play upon the rote.
At composure of poetry he earned the prizes away.
His throat was white as lily of the may;
Yet strong he was as any champ.
In towns he knew the bar, everyone, (30)
And every host and happy waitress also
Better than baggers and lepers did he know.
For unto no such right man as he
Accorded it, as far as he could see,
The have sick lepers for acquaintances (35)
There is no honest way to have advantages
In dealing with such poor stricken curs;
It’s with the rich and with big supply ship.
And so, wherever profit might rise,
Nicely he was and humble in men’s
There was no other man so virtuous.
He was the finest beggar of his house;
A certain district being farmed to him,
None of his brethren dared to walk up to its rim;

A Friar in Chaucer's opinion are the scum of the world because they take money for forgiving there sins. How they take money to pretend to help people. Men have to give some silver to the poor frères. None of his brethren dared to walk up to its rim; His scarf was stuck always full of knives from people that hate them. even though they are thought of as scum they are still proud of them and there heritage.
Written and Directed by Jordan Mock